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Bursary statistics

The New Zealand Bursary scheme was phased out with the introduction of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 in 2004.

A new system of achievement awards called the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Scholarship Monetary Awards was introduced in 2005.

Historical data on the payment of A and B Bursaries by MSD is listed below.





Bursary totals 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of students A bursary 8341 8089 7999 8478 4599 963
B bursary 6266 6116 6062 6365 3031 523
Total number 14603 14199 14060 14841 7629 1486
Total A bursary $1,681,200 $1,629,000 $1,602,800 $1,701,400 $942,200 $193,000
B bursary $629,600 $616,200 $608,100 $640,000 $314,400 $52,300
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